UAE and Thailand agree to enhance trade and investment cooperation

BANGKOK, 28th September, 2023 (WAM) — Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has concluded a high-level visit to Thailand, during which the two nations agreed to advance cooperation in a wide number of sectors, in particular trade, logistics, energy, travel and tourism.

As part of the visit, His Excellency Dr Thani held a bilateral meeting with His Excellency HE Phumtham Wechayachai, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, in Bangkok. They discussed strategies to accelerate trade and investment flows and reviewed the progress of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two nations, the negotiations for which are now on their fourth round.  

Al Zeyoudi, who was accompanied by Obaid Saeed Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Thailand, and HE Juma Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary for Trade at the Ministry of…